Just Released: Pennsylvania Department of Health 2009 Birth Statistics

Pennsylvania cesarean section rate rises from 31% in 2008 to 32% in 2009. The following information of cesarean section rate by hospital is based up the Pennsylvania Department of Health 2009 Birth Statistics report. The report can be found at:

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=809799&mode=2

Cesarean Section Rate by Hospital:

1. Ephrata Community Hospital - 27%

2. Women and Babies LGH - 32%

3. York Hospital - 34%

4. Hanover Hospital - 28%

5. Memorial Hospital York - 23%

6. Hershey Medical Center - 38%

7. Good Samaritan Hospital - 33%